by Lakshmi Swami

Created on: December 21, 2009

Homelessness is a problem invited by the Government’s negligence and not taking it as the major issue in a country like USA. Imagine a homeless family in winter like this. The Government should deal with this problem on a war footing.

 Many of us are witnesses to homeless persons, standing at important junctions where many of the vehicles stop because of the red signals. We can see those people shrunk, looking weak and hungry. They not only need shelter but food.   

We fight in other countries when there is no aggression from their side. How much money and how many human lives we lose as a consequence. This is a misadventure.  How much is wasted on Iraq war and how many lives lost!

 The Government should wake up and make a resolution to provide homes to every homeless individual and employment living in the country. Finding a solution to the problem of Homelessness should be priority for any country.

 United States is considered to be one of the most developed counties in the world and yet there are more than 3 millions of homeless people living here.

This should come to a stop.  All the American troops stationed in different countries should be brought back. Aid to other countries should stop. Charity begins at home. We should care for our own people before sending our troops to kill others in other countries and get killed in the process!

What a huge waste in the name of Defence!  Our troops are meant to defend our nation when there is an invasion and our sovereignty is threatened. Going to some other country without any reason and killing innocent people is a crime on humanity.

 By this measure you can not only stop this ridiculous nonsense but also help other countries to provide homes to homeless people.  Establishing a space Centre and NASA is a sheer waste.

 Spending money on building a space station and keeping people stationed there is nothing short of insanity. We can think of this space research when we have completed our search for food and water here on our planet.

Foreign Policy should be focused on giving food, building  homes and providing  shelter to those living in poor  countries. This will be a great   gesture in promoting goodwill, friendship, love and ensuring peace all over the world.

This is how the Government should run. Let us not think of war. It is outdated. . Let us discover hidden sources here on earth!

The solution to homelessness is to stop the misery the country is brought to by killing people elsewhere imagining that they are our enemies. Let us depend upon the premise that everyone is our friend.

Those who need help should be given help. Spend money using our practical common sense. If we have money we may be the owners but we are trustees too and we are accountable! Let us wake up to reality!

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